Saturday, August 25, 2012

All
in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, all that was on the dry
land, died. So He destroyed all living things which were on the face of the
ground: both man and cattle, creeping thing and bird of the air. They were
destroyed from the earth. Only Noah and those who were with him in the ark
remained alive.

What was destroyed in the flood? All that had
breath.

Tu.
8/28/12: Matthew 24:36 –39 What shall the
end-time be like?

“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven,
but My Father only.But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the
Son of Man be. For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and
drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the
ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will
the coming of the Son of Man be.

What shall the end-time be like? It will come
suddenly.

We.
8/29/12: Hebrews 11:7 What did Noah
become?

By
faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly
fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned
the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

What did Noah become? The heir of
righteousness by faith, not works.

Th.
8/30/12: 1 Peter 3:20 – 21 What is the
precursor of baptism?

who
formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the
days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is,
eight souls, were saved through water. There is also an antitype which now saves
us—baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good
conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ

What is the precursor of baptism? The saving
through the flood is baptisms precursor or antitype.

Fr.
8/31/12: 2 Peter 2:5, 9 What will God do?

(God) did not spare the ancient world, but saved Noah, one
of eight people, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood
on the world of the ungodly;

then
the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations
and to reserve the unjust under punishment for the day of judgment

What will God do? God will deliver the righteous
and judge the unjust.

Monday, August 20, 2012

And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God,
and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. I have glorified You on the earth. I have
finished the work which You have given Me to do.

What did Christ finish? He finished the work
that God gave Him to do.

Tu.
8/21/12: John 17:8What did Christ
give to His followers?

For I have given to them the words which You have given Me; and they
have received them, and have known surely that I came forth from You;
and they have believed that You sent Me.

What did Christ give to His followers? The
words of God.

We.
8/22/12: John 17:9 – 10Who did Christ
pray for?

“I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You
have given Me, for they are Yours.And all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in
them.

Who did Christ pray for? He prayed
specifically for those the Father had given to Him.

Th.
8/23/12: John 17:14 – 15Where did Christ
want them to be?

I have given them Your word; and the world has
hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. I
do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should
keep them from the evil one.

Where did Christ
want them to be? Christ wanted His followers kept in the world and (away) from
the devil.

Fr.
8/24/12: John 17:24What future did
Christ desire?

“Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me
where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You
loved Me before the foundation of the world.

What future did Christ desire? Christ wanted
to have them where He was, to see His glory.

Friday, August 10, 2012

Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His
hands, and that He had come from God and was going to God, rose from supper and
laid aside His garments, took a towel and girded Himself. After that, He poured
water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with
the towel with which He was girded.

What heralded footwashing? Christ knew that
God had given all things into His hands.

Tu.
8/14/12: John 13:10–11Why should feet be
washed?

Jesus said to him, “He who is bathed
needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean; and you are clean, but
not all of you.” For He knew who would betray Him; therefore He said, “You are not all clean.”

Why should feet be washed? Eradicate earth’s dust,
signifying sin.

We.
8/15/12: John 13:13–15Why did Christ
wash feet?

You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well,
for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your
feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an
example, that you should do as I have done to you.

Why did Christ wash feet? Christ set an
example for his disciples.

Th.
8/16/12: Ephesians 5:25–26What must a
husband do?

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the
church and gave Himself for her,that
He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word

What must a husband do? A husband MUST love
his wife, no matter what she does, just as Christ loves us.

Fr.
8/17/12: 1 Corinthians 6:11What are we now?

And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were
sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the
Spirit of our God.

Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which
endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God
the Father has set His seal on Him.”

What revealed God’s seal on Christ? The miracle of feeding 5,000
and the giving the food of eternal life was His seal.

Tu.
8/7/12: 1 Corinthians 9:2What was Paul’s
seal of apostleship?

If
I am not an apostle to others, yet doubtless I am to you. For you are the seal
of my apostleship in the Lord.

What was Paul’s seal of apostleship? Paul was the apostle to the
gentiles, and the fact that Corinthian Gentiles were believers was the seal.

We.
8/8/12: 2 Timothy 2:19 (NKJV)What is God’s seal
on believers?

Nevertheless
the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord knows those who
are His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from
iniquity.”

What is God’s seal on believers? God knows them; they abandon a
life of sin.

Th.
8/9/12: Revelation 7:2 – 3What stopped the avenging
angels?

Then
I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God.
And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was granted to
harm the earth and the sea, saying, “Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees
till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.”

What stopped the avenging angels? They waited till the servants
of God were sealed on the forehead.

Fr.
8/10/12: Revelation 9:3 – 4Who would the
locusts not harm?

Then
out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth. And to them was given power, as
the scorpions of the earth have power. They were commanded not to harm the
grass of the earth, or any green thing, or any tree, but only those men who do
not have the seal of God on their foreheads.

Who would the locusts not harm? The locusts would
not harm those who had God’s seal on their foreheads.

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I am a recently retired Physics teacher from public High School. I entered retirement soon after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Before retiring, a morning Bible reading and prayer at School for teachers was my mission and one purpose for this blog. I wish more Christian family men would take spiritual leadership at home. Another purpose for this blog is that a Dad would read it to his family after dinner, ask the question/s that follow, and discuss the answer. Since one topic is spread over a week, fifty-two topics will be covered in a year, and would go a long way towards establishing his spiritual headship in the family.
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